Food & Drink
The Best Holiday Gifts for Kids
Sweet, soft, stylish and culturally savvy presents for all the little ones on your list
By Seattle Mag November 19, 2014
This article originally appeared in the December 2014 issue of Seattle magazine.
1. Designed in Australia and sold at Totara in Madrona (1130 34th Ave.; 206.765.7581; totarakids.com), this supersoft, gray lumberjack onesie by Doodlebug ($27) starts a hipster baby off on a stylish foot.
2. Our small world just got smaller with Hindi character blocks from Uncle Goose ($41.95), available at Top Ten Toys (Greenwood, 120 N 85th St.; 206.782.0098; toptentoys.com). Made in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with nontoxic, child-safe ink for kiddos 2 and older, the blocks also come in Chinese, Norwegian, Braille and Maori.
3. Baby will jingle all day long with these sweet crochet rattles from Australia’s La De Dah Kids ($12.50), also at Totara. Choose between an elephant, a reindeer, a monkey and a whole menagerie of other animal friends.
4. Expose the kids to contemporary Native American art and teach shape recognition at the same time with the Animal Journey shape sorter ($26.95) by Vancouver, British Columbia–based Native Northwest, available at Magpie Toys & Clothes (Central District, 2002 E Union St.; 206.860.6035; magpiekid.com).
5.The new journal from talented Olympia-based papercutting artist and mom Nikki McClure helps parents chronicle growing kids from toddlerhood to kindergarten in The Next 1000 Days ($15.95), available at The Elliott Bay Book Company (Capitol Hill, 1521 10th Ave.; 206.624.6600; elliottbaybook.com).